24th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 20 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140159374 | WINDMILL GENERATOR - A windmill generates electricity in tangible amounts by placing stationary rare earth magnets on a stationary magnetized needle which are connected to two-sided aluminum wings in such a manner that an electric current is produced when the coils in motion cut across the flux lines of a stationary magnetic field after a complete revolving circuit to a receiving device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159375 | MULTI-TURBINE AIRFLOW AMPLIFYING GENERATOR - A wind generating device employs modules each having two turbines. Each turbine employs two rotors coaxially aligned by a shaft associated with an in-line generator. Alternatively, the turbine employs only one rotor for low-wind areas. The arrangement includes a proximal channel with a leading portion having decreasing radius toward the first rotor which acts as a collector and a following portion connecting fluidly the first and second rotor and a distal channel which is separate from the proximal channel and opens into the following portion, adding to the airflow to the second rotor. Downstream from the second rotor is a diffuser with a radius increasing with distance from the rotor. Surrounding the second rotor is a boundary layer control collar creating channels associated with one or more channels between diffuser segments. The modules may be stacked vertically allowing for yaw responsive to wind and may be mounted on a tower. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159376 | WIND ENERGY GENERATOR ON A WIND-HARNESSING PLATFORM - The present invention relates to an electric energy generator that uses wind energy as the energy source, transforming the wind energy into electric energy. The aim of the present patent is to provide an electric energy generator driven by wind energy that can be installed in locations having a regular flow of air, either on land or on offshore platforms. When on land, the generator is preferably placed at the top of hills, mountains or valleys, inter alia, preferably near the consumption sites in order to optimise costs. Another aim is to provide a generator in which the rotating part is suspended by levitation on the base, so as to reduce friction and friction-related losses. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159377 | SOLAR SUNMILL GENERATOR BULB - An electric radiometer generates electricity in tangible amounts by placing stationary rare earth magnets on a stationary magnetized needle which are connected to two-sided aluminum wings in such a manner that an electric current is produced when the coils in motion cut across the flux lines of a stationary magnetic field after a complete revolving circuit to a receiving device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159378 | Engine and Induction Generator - An internal combustion power-plant comprising a combustion housing having a crankshaft that is driven when a fuel is combusted in the combustion housing. An induction generator is positioned around the combustion housing. The induction generator includes a stator connected to an outer surface of the combustion housing and an induction rotor that rotates about the stator. The induction rotor and the crankshaft are mechanically coupled to a sprocket via a clutch mechanism. The stator is electrically connected to power electronics that are within a nacelle that supports and surrounds the power-plant, as well as acts as a heat exchanger for the power-plant and power electronics closed loop cooling system. The induction generator operates as a generator to draw power off the crankshaft, via the clutch mechanism, to rotate the induction rotor which in turn induces current in the stator. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159379 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUSPENSION LOCK OUT AND SIGNAL GENERATION - Methods and apparatus for regulating the function of a suspension system are disclosed herein. Suspension characteristics often contribute to the efficiency of a suspended system. Depending on the desired operating parameters of the suspended system, it may be desirable to alter the functional characteristics of the suspension from time to time in order to maintain or increase efficiency. The suspension hereof may be selectively locked into a substantially rigid configuration, and the damping fluid may be phase separated and/or cooled to increase damping rate during use (or offset rate degradation). The suspension hereof may generate power usable to achieve any or all of the foregoing or to be stored for use elsewhere in the suspended system or beyond. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159380 | ENERGY CONVERTING DEVICE FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A DEVICE - The invention relates to an energy converting device for energy systems ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159381 | Securing Mechanism for Closing a Door, in Particular an Appliance Door - The invention relates to a closure for closing a door, in particular an appliance door, with a second closure element ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159382 | Snap Feature Providing Component Attachment - A snap assembly may include a cantilever snap and a retention body. The cantilever snap may include an orifice in a surface of a first component. The orifice may be defined between sidewalls. The cantilever snap may further comprise a cantilevered-slant protrusion extending between the sidewalls and out of the orifice at an angle relative to the surface. The retention body may be attached to a second component and configured to be inserted into the orifice from a side of the first component that is opposite of a side of the first component away from which the cantilevered-slant protrusion extends to secure the retention body to the cantilever snap. The retention body may include a retaining extension comprising a holding assembly. The holding assembly may comprise a plurality of teeth that are arrayed to form a series of step-like protrusions that step away from a contact face of the retention body. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159383 | ALIGNMENT-RELATED OPERATION AND POSITION SENSING OF ELECTRONIC AND OTHER LOCKS AND OTHER OBJECTS - A sensing system senses whether or not a lock's bolt ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159384 | Gate Latch - A gate latch includes a bracket including a vertical backplate, a lower plate, and an upper plate. Each of the plates is attached to and extends in the same direction away from the backplate. Each of the plates includes first and second throughholes, in which the first throughhole of the lower plate is vertically aligned with the first throughhole of upper plate, and the second throughhole of lower plate is vertically aligned with the second throughhole of the upper plate. The latch includes a rigid bolt including first, second, and third elongate portions, with the first and third elongate portions being connected together, the second and third elongate portions being connected together, and the first and second elongate portions being parallel. The first elongate portion is movably positioned in the first throughholes of the upper and lower plates, and the second elongate portion is movably positioned in the second throughholes of the upper and lower plates. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159385 | LOCKING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE LATCHES - A locking system provides multiple lockable latching mechanisms that are collectively operable and lockable from a central actuation mechanism. Each latching mechanism can be positioned and actuated independent of the positioning of others of the latching mechanisms. In particular, the latching mechanisms need not be aligned with one another. The system uses flexible connectors between the central actuation mechanism and the respective latching mechanisms. The flexible connectors can have different respective lengths. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159386 | HOOD LATCH RELEASE SYSTEM - A hood latch release system for a vehicle. The hood latch release system may have a cable and a linkage. Deflection of the cable may actuate the linkage to unlatch the hood latch. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159387 | HIGH SECURITY LOCK FOR DOOR - A high security locking system can be used in a conventional pivot door adapted for use with a latch and deadbolt lock combination. The high security system can be a multi-point lock, received in a recess formed in a locking edge side of a door stile, cooperating with a linkage or other mechanism in a conventional deadbolt/location. The lock can be actuated with a keyed cylinder and thumb turn combination. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159388 | ELECTROMAGNETIC DOORLOCK WITH SHOCK DETECTION AND POWER SAVING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electromagnetic doorlock with shock detection and power saving device comprises an electromagnet assembly and a corresponding attraction assembly. The electromagnet assembly is connected to a shock detection module and the attraction assembly has a pressing unit to press the shock detection module. When the door is opened, the electromagnet assembly does not supply power; when the door is closed, the electromagnet assembly with electromagnetic attraction attracts the attraction assembly and the pressing unit presses the shock detection module. That is, the electromagnetic doorlock usually stays in a low-energy attraction state; however, when a shock detection module is triggered, the electromagnetic doorlock returns to normal lock state for achieving power saving effect and control of the external force detection. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159389 | BI-MATERIAL DEVICE FOR TEMPORARILY CLOSING AN OPENING MEMBER ON A STATIONARY MEMBER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A device temporarily closes an openable body section on a stationary element of automobile body, wherein a recess is provided in the openable body section or in the stationary element, said device including a body with an anchoring unit configured to anchor onto the stationary element or onto the openable body section, and including a retaining unit to keep the openable body section in an intermediate position, wherein the retaining unit consists of an elastic tab capable of bending under stress exerted by a first edge of the recess during the movement of the openable body section from a free open position to the intermediate position, wherein the free end is made of a polymeric material, with a hardness between 90 on the Shore A scale and 60 on the Shore D scale, and a tear strength, as measured according to the ISO 34-1 standard, is higher than 70 kN/m. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159390 | TRUNK SWITCH ASSEMBLY INTEGRATED WITH EMBLEM - A trunk switch assembly integrated with an emblem, includes a body; an emblem knob that is coupled with an outer side of the body so as to have an emblem provided on an outer surface thereof and provided with a switch operating rib. The trunk switch assembly further includes a micro switch that is provided in a switch case; a pad that is provided between the emblem knob and the body and provided with a link portion having one part transferring a vertical motion of the emblem knob at the same stroke; and a return spring that is provided on the body to apply the pressing and restoration operating force of the emblem knob. The switch operating rib operates the micro switch according to the pressing motion of the emblem knob. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159391 | OUTSIDE HANDLE FOR SLIDING DOOR - An outside handle for a sliding door includes a base member, a grip member, and a lever. The base member is mounted on a door panel and has a first hole formed at one end thereof. The grip member is rotatably and slidably mounted to the base member and has a first hook formed at one end thereof, the first hook being inserted into the first hole. The lever is connected to the first hook of the grip member and is positioned in the first hole of the base member to enable rotation and sliding of the lever in response to rotation and sliding of the grip member. The outside handle improves the operation convenience and ease of assembly of outside handles for sliding doors. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159392 | CONCEALED FASTENER LOCKSET - Locksets primarily intended for use in interior residential doors and that have a concealed fastener mechanism positioned on one side of the lockset, the mechanism including connecting a first handle connected to a second handle through a spindle with the concealed fastener mechanism comprising a generally cylindrical housing including a torsion spring, a timing plate and a cover plate, the housing including an internally threaded central aperture, the timing plate including at least one tab adapted to cooperate with said torsion spring to return the handle to its at-rest position after rotation, a spindle expansion and stabilizing screw adapted to eliminate any gap between the spindle and the timing plate and a spindle set screw that, when engaged eliminates any gap between the spindle and its handle to thereby eliminate the “wobble” that otherwise could be in the lockset. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159393 | DOOR STRIKER MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A door striker mounting apparatus for a vehicle includes a door striker, a mounting bracket, and a mounting plate. The door striker is disposed on an outer side member of a vehicle body. The mounting bracket is disposed between an outer center pillar reinforcing member of the vehicle body and the outer side member. The mounting plate is disposed on the mounting bracket so as to contact a central portion of the mounting bracket, wherein the central portion of the mounting bracket also contacts a portion of the outer side member having the door striker mounted thereon. The door striker, the outer side member, the central portion of the mounting bracket, and the mounting plate are attached together, and the central portion of the mounting bracket is spaced away from the outer center pillar reinforcing member. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159394 | EMERGENCY DEVICE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - An emergency device for a household appliance of the type comprising a door that has a prong is described. The emergency device has an emergency member, movable between a rest position and an operating position, in which the emergency member engages with the prong of the door when the door is in a closed position, and control means, capable to hold the emergency member in the rest position. The control means has a security element, electrically connected to a control logic of the household appliance, such that when the safety element is crossed by a suitable current intensity and/or when a temperature surrounding the safety element exceeds a preset threshold, the security element melts releasing the emergency member, the emergency member passing irreversibly from the rest position to the operating position, engaging with the prong of the door when the door is closed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159395 | DOOR STRIKE HAVING A KICKER AND AN ADJUSTABLE DEAD LATCH RELEASE - An actuator-controlled strike comprising a housing disposable within a doorframe and including a cavity for a spring latch and a dead latch of a mortise-type lockset. A keeper is pivotably mounted within the chamber to engage the spring latch. A pivotably mounted kicker cooperates with the keeper. A pivotably mounted dead latch release is supported by the keeper when the spring latch is within the strike. The keeper is released by the actuator and rotates into a position to ramp the spring latch out of the strike, also allowing the dead latch release to release the dead latch into the cavity, allowing the spring latch to be ramped out of the strike. Pivoting the keeper causes the kicker to urge the spring latch onto an exit ramp on a face of the keeper. The dead latch release can be installed in a plurality of different locations in the housing. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159396 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR WITH TAMPER-PROOF SAFETY MECHANISM - A motor vehicle door is provided with a supporting door structure and with a door lock as well as with an actuating unit, which, spaced from the door lock, is arranged on the door structure and mechanically coupled to the door lock with at least one connecting link, and with a holding part supporting itself on the door structure, which is designed in order to limit a position change of the actuating unit caused due to external application of force. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159397 | CONTACT-LENS PUTTING SUPPORT TOOL - Disclosed is a contact-lens putting support tool including a rod-like handle portion held by fingers of a wearer of a contact lens and a head portion for causing the contact lens to adhere thereto through a liquid to take out the contact lens from a container, the contact lens having a front surface thereof wet with the liquid. A lower part of the handle portion is flat such that the contact-lens putting support tool is softly placed on a flat surface. The head portion is directed obliquely upward with respect to an axis formed by the handle portion, is curved downward, and has a spoon-like shape of which upper and lower surfaces are rounded. A convex surface of the contact lens having a concave surface thereof adhering to the lower surface of the head portion is placed at a predetermined position of a contact-lens putting tool. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159398 | PET WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL APPARATUS - A device for collecting and disposing of pet waste includes a housing containing a vacuum source. The housing is configured to receive a disposable liner bag. When closed, the housing holds the liner bag securely therein. The mouth of the bag is fed through the access port of the device such that the access port is insulated from contact with the waste being picked up. A bail holds the bag in place. A filtered bag is presented for use in the device. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159399 | MULTIPLE USE RETRIEVING AND INSERTING DEVICES - A device for capturing an object includes a base and a plurality of resilient fingers extending from the base. The fingers provide an internal space for accepting at least a portion of the object, wherein the distal ends of the fingers define an opening configured to deflect the fingers outwardly to enlarge the opening when the object passes through it. An elastic member is attached between plural fingers, and exerts essentially no inward force resisting expansion of the internal space until the fingers are deflected outwardly, such as by the object. Various forms of the device enable it to be used and/or easily adapted for use in many settings, including a light bulb changer that can reach remote locations and is adaptable to many different bulb shapes and sizes, and a sports ball holder/retriever, a device for freeing an object from an attachment at a remote location and retrieving it. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159400 | Single Handle Double Bladed Ice Removal Devices - A two bladed ice shovel and a two bladed windshield ice scrapper each having a single handle bar are disclosed. The collecting blade of the shovel has its axis substantially aligned with the axis of the handle bar. The axis of the second blade termed, chopping blade remains above the axis of the collecting blade. The axes of the two blades form a 30 to 60 degree angle. During ice removal, the chopping blade delivers roughly constant volume of load onto the shovel, leads the way, chops by vibratory hammering, the ice formed on the pavement; and the collecting blade follows and collects chopped ice allowing ice removal. The structure of the chopping blade provides a convenient second handle for ease of load disposal if desired. A second embodiment of the apparatus allows better removal of ice and snow from vehicle windshields. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159401 | AUXILIARY HANDLE FOR A TOOL - An auxiliary handle includes an auxiliary shaft, a joint bracket, and a joint clamp. The auxiliary shaft extends along an auxiliary axis and has two ends. The joint bracket has a bracket axis which is substantially perpendicular to the auxiliary axis, and one end of the auxiliary shaft is rotatably connected to the joint bracket for rotation about the bracket axis. The joint clamp has a joint axis which is substantially perpendicular to the bracket axis, and the joint bracket is rotatably connected to the joint clamp for rotation about the joint axis. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159402 | PHONE/TABLET HOLDER - Implementations of a holder for handheld devices such as mobile phones and tablets are provided. In some implementations, the holder includes a first piece of fabric-like material having adhesive on a first side for securing the first side to a hand-held device. In some implementations, the other side of the fabric-like material may include either hooks or loops (e.g., like the hooks or loops of Velcro® fasteners). In some implementations, the holder may also include two circular-shaped disks rotatably connected to each other. In some implementations the disks are any shape. In some implementations, the outer surface of one of the disks includes either hooks or loops to attach to the loops or hooks, respectively, of the fabric-like material attached to the handheld device. In this way, when the disks are secured to the fabric-like material attached to the handheld device, the handheld device may be rotated. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159403 | GRIP STRUCTURE OF PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a grip structure of a portable terminal, which comprises a fixed section fixed on an edge of the rear surface of the tablet PC; a perforated section on the center thereof; and a body insertion section formed between the fixed section, and the body insertion section that is concavely curved towards the perforating unit such that fingers and the like can be easily inserted, and the perforated unit is formed in the shape of a circle. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159404 | GRIP AID DEVICE, PARTICULARLY FOR USE WITH STEERING WHEELS, JARS, CANS AND OTHER OBJECTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Grip aid devices, and processes of making and using same, are provided. The devices may be sized and shaped such that the devices stretch to fit and take the shape of a standard steering wheel or any steering wheel to which the aid device is being applied. Preferably, the devices are made of a sturdy silicone or rubber to achieve the desired results of preventing the device from slipping off of the steering wheel, of avoiding a cold or hot touch of the steering wheel (i.e., the device is resistant to temperature change(s) or extreme(s)), and of providing a compact, flexible, and versatile device for application to a steering wheel of any type of vehicle. The devices may be used to add a grip to any desired object. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159405 | HOLDING AID FOR A PERSONAL, HAND-HELD, TABLET-SHAPED DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - A securement device to make it much easier for a user to securely hold onto a personal, hand-held, tablet-shaped device such as an electronic reader, a tablet computing device, a cellular phone, a personal data assistant, and a common clipboard, including any of these items that are at least partially contained in protective housings—while minimizing the fatigue and discomfort on the user's hands: A typical device solves this problem by providing a system of one or more finger holds formed with a fabric or pliable material that are disposed on the back side of the personal, hand-held, tablet-shaped device. In many devices, the position and fit of the finger holds are easily adjustable by a user via hook-and-loop schemes. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159406 | MODULAR GRIPPING MECHANISM FOR HEAVY LOADS - The invention relates to a modularly-structured gripping mechanism for robots, machines, and handling devices, which comprises at least one movable gripping finger that sits directly or indirectly on a finger module and works counter to a stationary or movable finger. The finger module consists of a slide unit that comprises a housing and a slide made from an aluminum section which is hollow all the way through and has multiple bore holes. The housing consists of a frame and multiple rods which extend parallel to one another, between the end faces, and prestress all parts of the housing. The rods simultaneously function as guide rods for the slides. A very stable gripping mechanism for heavy loads is produced by form-fittingly mounting any number of finger modules on a flange case. The finger modules can have their own drive or can share one drive. A tractive means, such as a chain, synchronizes or produces the movement of the slides of the finger modules. The drive may be carried out pneumatically, hydraulically or electromotively. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159407 | ROBOTIC FINGER - A prosthetic finger, comprising: a first axis of movement comprising a moving magnet; a second axis of movement comprising a moving coil, wherein the second axis is generally orthogonal to the first axis; and a third axis of movement comprising a moving magnet, wherein the third axis of movement is generally oriented in the same direction as the first axis of movement. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159408 | ROBOTIC FINGER - A robotic finger, comprising: a first axis of movement comprising a moving magnet; a second axis of movement comprising a moving coil, wherein the second axis is generally orthogonal to the first axis; and a third axis of movement comprising a moving magnet, wherein the third axis of movement is generally oriented in the same direction as the first axis of movement. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159409 | TRUCK BED TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT INTEGRATING MECHANISM IN DOUBLE CAB PICKUP TRUCKS - A truck bed/passenger compartment; the truck railings having windows having locking hinged back edges connected to a horizontally opening backdoor; passenger compartment backrest having a hinged door at the lintel (sixth door), having a panel as high as the passenger compartment and as wide as the span between the upper edges of said railings, in the lower edge of which an occasional shorter panel may be folded inwards so the sixth door may be vertically pulled out between a position separating the passenger compartment from the truck bed and a horizontal position to provide a roof for the truck bed, occasionally expanding the existing shorter panel when the truck bed length exceeds the height of the sixth door, integrating the truck bed with the passenger compartment; weather stripping for air tightness; access being blocked by closing the back door and having internal automatic locking system for both positions is provided. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159410 | BED LIFT - A bed lift system for a vehicle includes a first moving member, a guide member, a second moving member, and a flexible drive member. The first and second moving member are configured to be coupled to a bed. The guide member is configured to be coupled to the vehicle and cooperate with the first moving member to guide vertical movement of the bed. The flexible drive member is coupled to the first moving member and the second moving member. The bed lift system is configured so that raising the first moving member exerts tension on the flexible drive member which raises the second moving member and lowering the first moving member releases tension on the flexible drive member which lowers the second moving member. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159411 | MOUNTING UNIT FOR SUB-FRAME IN VEHICLE - A mounting unit for a sub-frame of a vehicle is provided. The mounting unit is used for engaging a front side member with the vehicle's sub-frame. The mounting unit includes a welding seat that is formed as a groove on a lower side of the front side member. The mounting unit further includes a mounting nut assembled with the front side member, a welding flange integrated with an external circumference and a head of the mounting nut and inserted into the welding seat to be combined with the welding seat, and a member seat that is formed outside the welding flange and with which a fender upper connecting member is combined. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159412 | ELASTIC TUBE ALIGNMENT SYSTEM FOR PRECISELY LOCATING COMPONENTS - An elastic tube alignment system for the mating of components utilizing the principle of elastic averaging. A plurality of geometrically separated elastic tube (male) alignment features are disposed on a first component, while a plurality of one-to-one corresponding aperture (female) alignment features are provided on a second component. During the mating of the components, each elastic tube and its respective aperture provide elastic deformation, which, on average, precisely aligns the components. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159413 | FATIGUE-RESISTANT FINGERS FOR CUP HOLDER - A container holder includes a housing that defines a cavity therein. A liner lines the cavity of the housing and includes a resilient portion that is laterally movable responsive to insertion of a container into the cavity, to accommodate and support containers of different sizes. At least one spring finger extends adjacent the resilient portion and opposes the lateral movement of the resilient portion. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159414 | ACOUSTIC WHEEL WELL LINER - A wheel well liner for use in the wheel well of motor vehicles has an inner surface defining one or more acoustical sections. Each acoustical section includes a pattern of irregular or convoluted portions configured and arranged to absorb/attenuation sound. A layer of flock material is deposited on the inner surface of the wheel well liner to enhance aesthetics and provide supplemental sound attenuation. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159415 | Windshield Mounting System and Method of Using the Same - A system for mounting a windshield to a small vehicle such as an all-terrain vehicle (“ATV”), a utility-terrain vehicle (“UTV”), or a snowmobile, is disclosed. The system typically comprises a pair of receiving members configured to be mounted to, or integrated with, the vehicle, typically the lighting pod thereof, and a corresponding pair of mounting members mounted to, or integrated with, the windshield panel or panel assembly. The mounting members are configured to be respectively releasably received into the receiving members. Each receiving member comprises a receiving cavity and at least one locking opening, and each mounting member comprises at least one resilient locking arm configured to releasably engage the at least one locking opening such that the mounting members can respectively engage the receiving members in a releasable locking engagement. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159416 | VEHICLE VISOR ASSEMBLY WITH A CENTER CHECK CLIP - A check assembly for a visor assembly of a vehicle is coupled with a headliner of a vehicle roof near a center portion of the vehicle, away from the vehicle door or windows. A clip on the check assembly is adapted to secure small lightweight items and deter such items from being exposed to weather or wind conditions near vehicle door windows, a vehicle sunroof, or an exposed top. The visor portion may engage a clasp on the check assembly and operate between deployed and non-deployed positions, whereby the clip of the check assembly may be concealed in the non-deployed position. According to one embodiment, the check assembly includes a resilient clip protruding rearward from a body portion thereof over a depressed area on the headliner for holding a lightweight item therebetween. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159417 | HARD ROLL-UP TONNEAU - A tonneau system for a pickup bed comprising a bracket system connectable with a sidewall of the pickup bed and a plurality of hingeable sections pivotally coupled to each other to define a continuous surface. Each of the plurality of hingeable sections being connected to adjacent hingeable sections to permit at least some of the plurality of hingeable sections to be rolled together into a generally circular cross-section to selectively reveal the pickup bed. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159418 | CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVING A FABRIC OUTER SKIN - The invention relates to a convertible top, comprising a top linkage, which can be moved between an open position that opens the vehicle interior upward and a closed position that covers the vehicle interior above and which as a link assembly on both sides with respect to a vertical vehicle longitudinal center plane, and at least one top element that is at least largely rigid, which top element extends between the link assemblies arranged on both sides. The top element is designed as a plastic composite component that comprises a substrate structure, which is formed on an outer skin that is made of a textile material having a rubber back lining. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159419 | FLEXIBLE PANEL MEMBER FOR A TRAILER SIDE SKIRT SYSTEM - A flexible panel member coupled to and along a bottom end of a side skirt panel of a trailer side skirt system includes (i) a first panel section defining a first side, a second side opposite the first side of the second panel section and an inner surface therebetween and (ii) a second panel section defining a first side, a second side opposite the first side of the second panel section and an inner surface therebetween. A connector of the flexible panel member is engaged with the first and second panel sections. The first and second panel sections are configured to move relative to each other and the connector is configured to slide relative to at least one of the first and second the second panel sections when the first and second panel sections move relative to each other. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159420 | VEHICLE BODY FRONT STRUCTURE - A vehicle body front structure includes: a front side member arranged in a vehicle body longitudinal direction at an outer side of a vehicle body front in a vehicle width direction; a protrusion member provided on or to an outer wall of the front side member so as to protrude outward of the outer wall in the vehicle width direction, a rear end portion of the protrusion member being located to a vehicle body rear side of a vehicle body front-side end portion of a power unit arranged to an inner side of the front side member in the vehicle width direction in plan view; and a coupling member having one end portion connected to the rear end portion of the protrusion member and the other end portion connected to the outer wall of the front side member to a vehicle body rear side of the rear end portion. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159421 | STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENTS - The present invention is predicated upon the provision of systems and methods for reinforcement of a structural member. More particularly, the present invention is predicated upon unique carrier configurations and application of reinforcing material thereto. In one configuration, the application of reinforcing material is achieved without the use of fasteners, adhesives, or both, for placement, locating and restrictive movement of the reinforcing material onto the carrier. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159422 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure has a floor panel upper; a rocker provided so as to extend in a vehicle longitudinal direction at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of the floor panel upper, and having a rocker upper and a rocker lower that are divided in a vehicle vertical direction; a floor reinforcement provided so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction at a central portion between the rocker and a tunnel portion formed at a vehicle transverse direction central portion of the floor panel upper, and disposed at a vehicle rear side of a front side member; and an intermediate reinforcement lower provided so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction between the rocker and the floor reinforcement, disposed at a vehicle lower side of the floor panel upper, and formed integrally with the rocker lower via a flange portion. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159423 | FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A device for absorbing frontal collision impact for a vehicle includes side members extending in the length direction of the vehicle and impact-absorbing structures mounted on the side members and protruding outward in the width direction of the vehicle. The device can effectively cope with a frontal small offset collision of a vehicle. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159424 | FRONT PANEL OPENING/CLOSING SYSTEM INTERLOCKING WITH CAB TILTING - A front panel opening/closing system includes a hydraulic cylinder, a tilt cylinder, a tilt pump, and a valve. The hydraulic cylinder is connected to a front panel of a cap to perform an operation of opening/closing the front panel. The tilt cylinder is connected to the cap to perform an operation of tilting the cap. The tilt pump is connected to the hydraulic cylinder and the tilt cylinder through a hydraulic line to provide oil pressure. The valve is disposed at the hydraulic line of the tilt pump and the tilt cylinder. When the valve is positioned at a first position, the oil pressure is supplied from a hydraulic pump to the hydraulic cylinder and the tilt cylinder through the hydraulic line. When the valve is positioned at a second position, the oil pressure is supplied from the hydraulic pump only to the tilt cylinder through the hydraulic line. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159425 | COMPOSITE VEHICLE BODY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A composite vehicle body panel includes a fiber reinforced plastic panel and a steel flange disposed in the fiber reinforced plastic panel and having an edge protruding outward from the fiber reinforced plastic panel beyond an outer edge of the fiber reinforced plastic panel. The composite vehicle body panel can be used in vehicle structures manufactured on standard vehicle productions lines, thereby easing vehicle manufacturing, improving productivity, and providing increased rigidity to the vehicle bodies. A method of manufacturing the composite vehicle body panel and a vehicle structure using the panel are also provided. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159426 | WINDSHIELD DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicle body cover formed by a front cowling covering, from a front direction, a front-head part of a vehicle body, meter panels, and a front panel, which are mutually coupled, covers the front part of the vehicle body. A windscreen capable of being vertically moved by a varying mechanism is disposed at a position above the front cowling. A traveling air taken in at a front part of the vehicle body cover via an air introduction part is exhausted from air-exhaust parts at proper places on the meter panel or the front panel, and an overlap area between the windscreen and the air introduction part in front elevational view of the vehicle changes in accordance with an aspect of the windscreen. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159427 | SIDE LOWER VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A side lower vehicle body structure of a vehicle includes a side seal, a center pillar and a reinforcing member. The side seal extends in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle and has a channel. The center pillar has one end disposed in the channel of the side seal and the other end extending in a height direction of a vehicle. The reinforcing member is disposed in the channel of the side seal and combined with the center pillar. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159428 | VEHICLE BODY REAR STRUCTURE - A vehicle body rear structure includes a left and right rear-side frame and a rear panel assembly. The left and right rear-side frames extend in the front-back direction of the vehicle body. The rear panel assembly forms a closed-cross-section section extending in the direction of vehicle width intersecting the rear-side frames, is provided to the back end of the rear-side frames, and configures the bottom of a vehicle body rear opening. The rear panel assembly is provided with a bulkhead that is disposed in the closed-cross-section section at the upper surface of the rear-side frames, and that partitions the interior of the closed-cross-section section with surfaces oriented in the direction of vehicle width. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159429 | FRONT END MODULE FOR VEHICLE - A front end module for a vehicle includes a first box-type mounting part and a second box-type mounting part. The first box-type mounting part is disposed on a connection portion of a front end module lower member with a front side member. The second box-type mounting part is disposed on a front end portion of the front side member. The first and second box-type mounting parts are coupled to each other by bolt coupling or welding such that sections thereof are connected to each other upon assembling of the front end module and the front side member. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159430 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH MODULAR BODY - A motor vehicle is provided that has a central front wall arranged between engine compartment and passenger cell and lateral front walls, each of which comprises first contact points for fastening to the central front wall and second contact points for fastening to a lateral sill structure. Of the lateral front walls, multiple models are provided, which differ with respect to the spacing between first and second contact points measured in transverse direction of the motor vehicle body. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159431 | DOOR SASH - When a formed product having undergone roll forming and welding is bent in the shape of a door sash, the formed product may distort and/or deform. Such distortion and/or deformation is reduced to a sufficient degree. A door sash is formed by bending an elongated metal plate in a widthwise direction such that portions thereof are superimposed, which are welded together for unification. The door sash has a joint portion extending in a longitudinal direction and having exposed surfaces extending continuously in the widthwise direction, a pocket portion extending continuously from one widthwise end of the joint portion and being to be located on the inner side of a vehicle, and a design portion extending continuously from the other widthwise end of the joint portion and being to be located on the outer side of the vehicle. The door sash is bent in the longitudinal direction, and has two parallel welding marks formed on each of the exposed surfaces of the joint portion and extending in the longitudinal direction. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159432 | ROOF SIDE RAIL - A roof side rail is connected to a roof panel and includes a multi-sectional rail having a plurality of integrally formed ribs and bent along a shape of an upper portion of a side surface of a vehicle body, and a reinforcement rail that is combined with an inner side surface of the rail, an upper side flange is connected to the roof panel, and a lower side flange is engaged with a weather strip. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159433 | VEHICLE BODY LATERAL STRUCTURE - A vehicle body lateral section contains an upper stiffener, which extends upward from a rear wheel housing and overlaps a bottom end of a pillar inner. The upper stiffener is provided with an extension that continues to the pillar inner. The vehicle body lateral section has: a first closed-cross-section section formed from the rear wheel housing and the upper stiffener; and a second closed-cross-section section formed from the pillar inner and a pillar stiffener. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159434 | Glazed roof having a sliding and tilting mobile panel - A glass roof of a motor vehicle includes a fixed part and a panel that is mobile with respect to the fixed part. The panel is able to close an opening formed in or next to the fixed part in a closed position. Movement of the mobile panel is implemented with the aid of two shuttles guided in translation respectively in two rails, each of the shuttles engaging with a peg secured to the mobile panel. The mobile panel carries two bearing elements that bear against bearing surfaces formed respectively on a longitudinal portion of the rails, defining a third movement zone in which the mobile panel is slid with respect to the fixed part, parallel to the rails. The bearing surface is interrupted in an end portion of each of the rails so as to allow the bearing elements to move in a direction perpendicular to the rails. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159435 | WIND DEFLECTOR FOR SLIDING ROOF SYSTEM - A wind deflector for a sliding roof system is disclosed herein, the wind deflector having: a wind deflector element that is adjustable between a lowered position and an extended position; and a pair of raising arms that are each connected with the wind deflector element at one end and with an abutment at the other end, wherein the abutment is vehicle-fixed, that the raising arms are configured to be telescopically length-adjustable, and that an adjustment mechanism is provided by which the distance of the wind deflector element from the abutments is reduced when it is moved from the lowered position to the extended position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159436 | RECLINING CHAIR - The reclining chair | 2014-06-12 |
20140159437 | OUTDOOR RECLINING CHAIR - A chair includes a support frame, and a seat connected to the support frame. The seat is configured to support a user and move with respect to the support frame. The chair includes a back portion connected to the seat. The back portion is configured to move with respect to the seat. The chair includes a foot rest connected to the seat. The foot rest is configured to move with respect to the seat. The chair includes a lower strut connected between the back portion and the foot rest. The lower strut is configured to move with respect to the back portion. The lower strut is configured to move with respect to the seat. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159438 | VEHICLE SEAT COMPRISING A HEAD RESTRAINT - In a vehicle seat comprising a head restraint and a seat back, the head restraint can be moved between a usage position and a non-usage position. According to the invention, at least one interfering element is pivotably mounted inside the seat back by means of a pivoting device, wherein in the non-usage position the head restraint positions the at least one interfering element of the seat back in such a way that the interfering element forms at least one contact point with the torso of a vehicle occupant located on the vehicle seat. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159439 | Swivel Feeding Seat - The present disclosure relates to a seat configured to swivel, recline, and raise to accommodate a child during feeding. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159440 | Vehicle Passenger Seating - A seating arrangement for location at the longitudinal centre line of a commercial passenger vehicle that has a longitudinally extending passenger seating area. The seating arrangement includes a pair of seats disposed alongside and secured to each other. Each seat comprising a backrest portion, and a seat pan portion, wherein the seats face at an acute angle to each other, and wherein the backrest portions of the respective seats are nearest the vertex of the acute angle than the seat pan portions. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159441 | VEHICLE SEAT LOCKING DEVICE - A vehicle seat locking device includes at least one object, in particular a table, and at least one locking unit which has at least one locking element and is provided for the purpose of locking the object in at least one stowed position. The locking unit has at least one pull actuating unit which is provided for the purpose of being actuatable as a result of a pulling movement on the locking element, the pulling movement having, in at least one movement portion, at least one movement component in the movement direction of the object. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159442 | HEATER FAN, ESPECIALLY FOR USE AS A NECK WARMER IN VEHICLE SEATS - The present invention concerns a heater fan for a body support arrangement, and specifically the heater fan has at least one air delivery arrangement and at least one heating appliance. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159443 | Therapeutic Chair - A therapeutic recumbent chair having back and leg cushions and including an adjustable lumbar support member and an adjustable scapula region support member, each within the back cushion and movable toward and away from a front surface of the back cushion for adjustment of the support members against the back cushion for comfortably supporting the back of a user when the user is seated in the chair. Varying the positions of the adjustable lumbar support member and of the adjustable scapula region support member allows the chair to be configured to properly support a user's back when the user is in a recumbent position, for minimizing back problems of a user and for treating back disorders. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159444 | SEATING DEVICE COMPRISING A FORWARD-FOLDABLE BACKREST - A seating device with reduced bulk, for example for an aircraft. This seating device comprises a backrest which describes a circular translational movement towards the front and upwards of the device when the seating device is brought to the retracted configuration. A seating structure is provided comprising a bearing piece on which are fixed, side by side, a plurality of seating devices with reduced bulk. An aircraft is provided comprising a seating device with reduced bulk mounted in its cabin. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159445 | SUPPORT FOR HUMAN BODY PARTS - A support for parts of the human body, for example a bicycle saddle, padded support elements, cushions, chairs, armchairs, armrests, supports for triathlon bike handlebars, the support including a support shell, a padding positioned on said shell and a coating which covers the padding. The padding includes at least one first gel portion in the vicinity of the coating and a second foam portion in the vicinity of the support shell, the first gel portion being in the form of a layer with a progression which reproduces substantially the form of the upper supporting surface of the support. In one version at least part of this support includes a polymer material derived from renewable and/or natural sources. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159446 | SHOPPING CART LINER WITH TOY ATTACHMENT SYSTEM - A shopping cart liner includes a body configured to nest in the child seat portion of a shopping cart. The body may define one or more openings positioned to enable the feet of a child seated in the shopping cart to protrude through the body, and the shopping cart liner includes a track at least partially embedded in a portion of the shopping cart liner. A clip is slidingly engaged with the track, and defines an opening for attaching an item to the shopping cart liner. An item such as a toy, teething ring, pacifier, or other item may be attached. The body may be padded, and, and may include one or more pockets. The shopping cart liner may include a seat belt for securing a child to the shopping cart liner, and may be used in combination with a pillow. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159447 | VEHICLE SEAT APPARATUSES - Embodiments of the present invention may include a vehicle seat apparatus of a vehicle seat. The vehicle seat apparatus may have a seat pad, a plate member connected to the seat pad, and a linear member mounted to the plate member. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159448 | CHILD SEAT SAFETY STRAP - The invention relates to a tie-down system for a child safety seat wherein the child safety seat is held in place in a motor vehicle and tightened in place by use of web strapping with a ratcheting tightening device to hold down the child safety seat. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159449 | DIVIDED VEHICLE SEAT BACKREST AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - Divided vehicle seat backrest includes at least a first backrest part and a second backrest part that are rotatably supported on a center bracket via an inner bearing pin. The inner bearing pin may be accommodated in a recess in the second backrest part. The inner bearing pin may be fastened to the first backrest part, and a positive fit is formed between the inner bearing pin and the second backrest part. The supporting of the bearing pin on the center bracket and the supporting of the second backrest part on the bearing may pin preferably occur without supplementary parts or securing elements. For installation, the bearing pin may be initially placed through the center bracket, and the second backrest part may thus be subsequently mounted by placement, insertion, and pivoting on the inner bearing pin. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159450 | AIRCRAFT SEAT BACK WITH IMPROVED COMFORT AND REDUCED SIZE - The invention relates to a seat back for an aircraft comprising a structural column bearing a plurality of devices for supporting an occupant of the seat, these devices being distributed along the structural column and oriented transversely relatively to the structural column so as to each protrude on either side of this column. This solution can reduce the mass and dimensions, while providing satisfactory comfort for the occupant. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159451 | VEHICLE SEAT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A vehicle seat assembly includes a seat cushion arrangement movable between non-extended and extended positions. A seat cushion frame supports a seat cushion and includes a link having a linearly-fixed first end pivotable about an axis of rotation, and a second end rotatable along an arcuate path having a center lying on the axis of rotation. The link is configured such that the second end moves upward for a least a portion of the arcuate path when the seat cushion arrangement is moved between the non-extended and extended positions, and a seat load acts to inhibit upward rotation of the link and maintain the seat cushion arrangement in its then current non-extended or extended position. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159452 | ADJUSTING MECHANISM FOR SETTING A RESTORING FORCE WHICH ACTS ON A BACKREST OF A CHAIR, AND OFFICE CHAIR HAVING AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM OF THIS TYPE - The adjusting mechanism serves for the weight-dependent setting of a restoring force which acts on a backrest ( | 2014-06-12 |
20140159453 | ERGONOMIC CHAIR - An ergonomic chair having a cooperatively adjustable seat is herein disclosed. The seat may be adjusted to position a user of the chair in a physiologic attitude that approaches the neutral position. Wheels and foot pads add to the ergonomics, and a top pad extending the seat may also be used. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159454 | MASSAGE CHAIR - A massage chair includes a seat for allowing a subject for treatment to sit thereon; a reclinable backrest; left and right arm treatment sections provided for treating arms; a base frame; a seat rail, provided at each of a top left end and a top right end of the base frame, for supporting a seat frame as a framework of the seat such that the seat frame is movable in a front-rear direction; an arm rail for supporting an arm support as a framework of each arm treatment section, such that the arm support is movable in the front-rear direction; and an association mechanism, provided between the seat frame and each arm support, for, when the seat frame is moved forward along with a reclination of the backrest, converting the forward movement of the seat frame into the rearward movement of the arm support. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159455 | BACKREST FOR A VEHICLE SEAT - The invention relates to a backrest for a vehicle seat, wherein the backrest includes a plurality of backrest modules. The backrest modules comprise a central portion, and at least one backrest module is mechanically linked to one or two further backrest modules of similar type at the central portion. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159456 | ARTICULATED CHAIR HAVING UNIVERSAL RECLINING ARMREST SYSTEM - A universal reclining armrest system for use with an articulated examination chair. The system includes an armrest adapter having a universal aperture for receiving a post portion of an armrest assembly. The armrest adapter further includes a splined peg for coupling to a pivoting mechanism of an articulated chair. The pivoting mechanism enables the chair to move throughout an operable range of motion while maintaining a fixed rotational position of an attached armrest adapter. The armrest assembly further includes an adjustable joint to provide 360° of rotational adjustment to the armrest relative to the fixed position of the armrest adapter. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159457 | VIRTUAL H-POINT SEAT BACK SYSTEM - A seat recliner system includes a seat back having a back support member configured to support the back of a passenger. A connecting member extends generally orthogonally from a lower end of the back support member. The connecting member includes a front portion and a rear portion. A seat base includes a forward link operably coupled to the front portion of the connecting member. A rearward link is operably coupled to the rear portion of the connecting member such that the seat back is rotatable about a virtual hip-point of a passenger that is above the seat base and forward of the seat back. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159458 | SEAT ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND SEAT HAVING THE SAME - A seat angle adjustment device includes a ratchet wheel, a stop plate, a locking slipper and a pawl, wherein a first stop position limiting part and a second stop position limiting part are arranged on the stop plate, when the first stop position limiting part is subjected to a rotating torque in a rotational direction, the locking slipper in a locking position circumferentially abuts against the first stop position limiting part; when the rotating torque is higher than a first preset torque value, the pawl in an extended state is driven by the ratchet wheel to rotate until the tooth part on one side of the pawl is completely engaged with the ratchet wheel; and when the rotating torque is higher than a second preset torque value, the second stop position limiting part abuts against the pawl. A seat having the seat angle adjustment device is also provided. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159459 | RECLINING APPARATUS OF HEADREST FOR REAR SEAT IN VEHICLE - The present invention relates to a reclining apparatus for a head rest of a rear seat that includes: a reclining motor operably coupled to an integral lead screw; a carrier thread fastened to the integral lead screw; and a link module configured to transmit operation force from the carrier to a head rest module, wherein the head rest module angle is adjusted in a forward/rearward direction by the operation force from the carrier and the link module. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159460 | SEAT BACK HEADREST - A headrest removably engageable with the seat back includes a seat back mounting member adapted to encircle a seat back headrest which has side portions engageable with end portions of a cushion configured to surround at least a portion of the user's head. A support is carried on the seat back mounting member to engage the seat back to assist in supporting the headrest on the seat back. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159461 | ARMREST - An armrest attachable to a seat back includes: an arm frame; and a clutch through which the arm frame is rotatably supported by the seat back. The clutch includes: an inner member (inner race) configured to be fixed to one of the arm frame and the seat back; an outer race provided radially outward of the inner member and spaced apart from the inner member, and configured to be fixed to the other one of the arm frame and the seat back; an unlocking member provided coaxially with the inner member and the outer race and configured to be rotatable relative to both of the inner member and the outer race; and an unlocking manipulation mechanism configured to actuate the unlocking member to unlock a locked state. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159462 | FRAME STRUCTURE FOR BACKREST AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A frame structure for a backrest made of a resin and having a gate-shaped profile includes side frames extending parallel to each other on both sides thereof and a transverse frame extending like a sheet between top portions of the side frames integrally connected to the transverse frame, wherein the transverse frame connects to backrest back-side portions of the side frames at the top portions and connects to backrest front-side portions of the side frames at bottom portions, the transverse frame being formed into a sheet-like shape smoothly extending obliquely with respect to the side frames in a longitudinal cross section, and provided with reinforcing fibers extending continuously or intermittently at least between both side frames. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159463 | VEHICLE SEAT - Disclosed is a vehicle seat that is capable of changing a property of S springs with a simple configuration and therefore improves a seating property by changing the property of the S spring in response to a physique of a passenger. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159464 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM - The apparatuses and methods disclosed herein may be pushed by hand or pulled by a motor vehicle. Thus, implementations of the transport device disclosed herein may have functions akin to a wheelbarrow or a dumping trailer yet may provide easier and/or more efficient transportation and dumping functions over prior art wheelbarrows and dumping trailers. Implementation of the transport device disclosed herein also may be easier to push over an elevation or up a hill. Furthermore, in some implementations, the transport device disclosed herein includes four wheels and therefore can function like a cart. Still further, in some implementations, the transport device disclosed herein can have the functions of a wagon. In some implementations, the transport device includes a work bench. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159465 | OIL SANDS TRUCK BODY - A truck body that efficiently hauls homogeneous and cohesive materials that typically coagulate and adhere together in one consolidated mass. The adhesion of this consolidated mass to the surface of the truck body is minimized and the build up of “carryback” is effectively prevented during haul cycles. Hauled amalgamated materials are dumped from the truck body such that the amalgamation breaks up and is safely dumped. One typical material that displays such a coagulated conglomerate massing is “oil sands” from which oil is extracted. The body design encourages the material to break up as it is dumped by using outwardly tapered walls and a non-linear edge from which the loaded material falls. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159466 | CONVEYANCE VEHICLE - A loading platform is capable of tilting on a vehicle body. In accordance with a position of an operating lever for operating a hoist cylinder for tilting the loading platform and ON/OFF of a limit change switch operated by an operator, a running speed of the vehicle body is limited. If the loading platform is not seated and the limit change switch is OFF, the running speed is limited to a first speed limit or less which is low speed running. If the loading platform is not seated and the limit change switch is ON, when the operating lever is at a lowering position or a floating position, change of the speed limit to a second speed limit faster than the first speed limit is allowed. When the operating lever is at a raising or holding position, the change of the speed limit from the first speed limit is prohibited. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159467 | Cutting Tool Mounting Assembly - A cutting tool mounting assembly adapted for attachment to a surface of a rotatable driving member of a cutting tool machine. The cutting tool mounting assembly includes a tool holder having a key shank, a base attached to the surface of the rotatable driving member with the base having a mounting groove for receiving the key shank of the tool holder, and a resilient retention structure configured to interact with the base and the tool holder to facilitate a friction fit between the tool holder and the base. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159468 | In-wheel motor with brake - The invention relates to wheel for a vehicle comprising, inside the wheel:
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20140159469 | LIGHTWEIGHT AERODYNAMIC WHEEL ASSEMBLY - A wheel assembly including a wheel and a wheel clad. The wheel includes a wheel outer rim portion, a wheel inner hub portion adapted to receive an axle therethrough, and a plurality of wheel spokes extending radially between the wheel outer rim portion and the wheel inner hub portion. The wheel has an outer surface having a plurality of wheel turbine openings therein. The wheel turbine openings have a first area. The wheel clad includes a clad outer rim portion axially aligned with at least a portion of the wheel outer rim portion, a clad inner hub portion axially aligned with at least a portion of the wheel inner hub portion, and a plurality of clad spokes extending radially between the clad outer rim portion and clad inner hub portion. The clad has a plurality of clad turbine openings each having a second area. The second area is substantially less than the first area. The clad/wheel assembly has a drag coefficient of substantially less than that of the wheel by itself. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159470 | Vehicle braking system having at least one hydraulic brake circuit - A vehicle braking system having a hydraulic brake circuit has a triggerable delivery pump and has an accumulator having an adjustable wall which is acted upon by a spring force in the flow path between an outlet valve of a wheel brake unit and the delivery pump. The adjustable wall is in an intermediate position in the unloaded starting condition. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159471 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE AND ITS RESERVOIR - A vehicular braking apparatus including a shut-off valve for shutting off, as needed, a flow of oil from a wheel cylinder to a master cylinder; a pressure increase-decrease control valve increasing and decreasing a pressure in the wheel cylinder; a reservoir receiving and storing in a reservoir chamber the oil from the wheel cylinder when the pressure increase-decrease control valve is in a pressure decrease position; a pump sucking in and pressuring the oil from the reservoir chamber and supplying the oil to the wheel cylinder via the pressure increase-decrease control valve when the pressure increase-decrease control valve is in a pressure increase position; and a communication control valve controlling communication between the master cylinder and the reservoir chamber. The communication control valve is a normally-closed valve and is opened by a suction pressure of the pump. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159472 | VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE AND ITS RESERVOIR - A vehicular braking apparatus including a shut-off valve for shutting off, as needed, a flow of oil from a wheel cylinder to a master cylinder; a pressure increase-decrease control valve increasing and decreasing a pressure in the wheel cylinder; a reservoir receiving and storing in a reservoir chamber the oil from the wheel cylinder when the pressure increase-decrease control valve is in a pressure decrease position; a pump sucking in and pressuring the oil from the reservoir chamber and supplying the oil to the wheel cylinder via the pressure increase-decrease control valve when the pressure increase-decrease control valve is in a pressure increase position; and a communication control valve controlling communication between the master cylinder and the reservoir chamber. The communication control valve is a normally-closed valve and is opened by a suction pressure of the pump. | 2014-06-12 |
20140159473 | BRAKE SYSTEM PEDAL SIMULATOR CONNECTION - A vehicle braking system includes a master cylinder configured to receive an input from a brake pedal. At least one wheel cylinder is operable to provide a braking force on a wheel when supplied with pressurized hydraulic fluid. A control valve is in fluid communication with both the master cylinder and the at least one wheel cylinder, and the control valve includes a piston movable by an ancillary braking actuator to provide pressurized hydraulic fluid to the at least one wheel cylinder. A pedal feel simulator is configured to provide a simulated reaction force to the brake pedal. The control valve is configured to establish fluid communication between the master cylinder and the pedal feel simulator when the piston is moved by the ancillary braking actuator. | 2014-06-12 |